The Smithfield Market Tavern in Manchester

Very poor experience in the Smithfield tavern. Stayed here way back in the 80s when it was the Smithfield hotel. Unfortunately this new craft beer tavern s a bit wushu wasn’t. Strange selection of craft beer, quite expensive too. But my main gripe is the fact that THE SMITHFIELD DONT ACCEPT CASH Shameful really for any pub to go o this route and more notably a so called craft beer pub. I definitely won’t be back, E V E R

Fantastic locally produced ales

Very good pub about fifteen minutes walk from Manchester Piccadilly. Six cask beers - and one cider - on handpump when I visited including a porter and a milk stout. Outdoor seating in the beer garden to the rear. The pub has a bar billiard table and a dart board although both were unavailable when I was there before the Manchester United game against Spurs at Old Trafford.

Nice atmosphere and music but doesn’t take cash. Card only. When will these places realise that systems go down like they recently have and if they’re card only they have to close until service resumes. We still need cash!

I love this place the beer, the staff. Ian and i need to get here more often that we do. Vicky and the team are amazing.

Very disappointing. Looks fine and has a decent selection of cask ales but the prices are shocking. £7-60 for a pint of bitter and a small glass of diet coke is robbery. We went to several pubs on the day and this was by far the most expensive and the only one where we couldn't even pay with the legal currency of the country. Absolutely ridiculous so will certainly avoid in the future.

If I could put 0 stars I would, a certain grant frost wouldn’t serve me despite being 23. Very Poor

Popped in to sample the draught cider. Very nice it was too

Classic old city pub brought up to date by Blackjack but keeping the traditional edge. Great range of cask & keg beers. Even better with the expansion of space, cosy and relaxed atmosphere except at weekends when it can get busy. The cask range is mainly theirs, kegs have more guest beers.

Fabulous beer and really friendly knowledgeable staff. Cracking selection of real ale to suit all tastes

It was a great atmosphere and many people in the bar, enjoying it

Cracking pub with lots of keg & cask beers. Some beers from the local brewery blackjack brewery. Staff friendly. Just an all out friendly place

Great pub for different real ale

Blackjack ales all on form and guest ales as well, excellent pub.

Lovely bar with plenty of choice

Every so often you come across a pub that has the full package, perfect cask and keg beers, great ciders, a perfect landlord and a buzzing atmosphere, this was one of those pubs. On entry of the pub you could just feel that we had come somewhere special, laughter and joy, friends talking etc. I went to the bar but didn't know the brewery, Blackjack, so the landlord asked what beers i liked which to be fair is most styles apart from reds so without asking he passed me about five tasters, outstanding. This place was so good we stayed all evening drinking and chatting to new friends. Because of these extra special places im introducing a new system, a gold crown which means very highly recommended and should definitely be visited, this is the first 👑

Great bar billiard table, beer good as well👍🤣

Decent boozer. Nice atmosphere, nice well kept ales, enjoyable.

Be very careful in this pub when paying by card, if u inadvertently touch the screen before u pay it will add a tip to your card !! I'm not kidding. Yet another cashless pub 3 out 4 now in Manchester !!

Great pub; lovely friendly folks behind the bar and top beer.

20/01/24: Yonder Brewery: Bakewell Sour and Black Jack Brewery: Brown Bitter 31/08/23: the beer tasted on the turn. It wasn't great. I had the Blackjack Brewery no. 21: Brew by Numbers pale ale 4% and Turning Point Brewery: Astral Voyage session NEIPA 3.4% (the Astral Voyage was ok) 21/08/23: Blackjack x Runaway Breweries: The Mangolorian mango sour with chilli & lime and Blackjack x Fell Breweries: Pub Piano pale ale 29/10/22: love it here. Such a great atmosphere and choice of craft ales! A Blackjack Brewery Taphouse

I visited this propper Manchester locals real ale pub on Saturday 11th September 2021 This pub fully deserves full stars from me, serves brilliant rare beers and has brilliant staff and clientele, and the atmosphere in this pub is ace Sunday 12th March 2023 I again revisited what was and still is one of Manchester,s greatest real ale pubs it is now Black Jack's Brewery taps Great staff, great clientele, and anyone who loves real ale and great pub atmosphere who hates been in here wants sectioning I wish I could give this place 6 stars Saturday 30th December 2023 Today, we again drank in this fantastic northern quarter Manchester pub The choice of home brewed Black Jack's hand pumped ales as always superb The people drinking in here tonight was a pleasant and polite bunch, as were the staff A place of a must gor real ale drinkers to frequent when in Manchester

Happened upon this place whilst wandering the streets with my mate for a pint and we had one pint and it's a cool spot if you want a relaxing drink and nothing more. Service was fine, worth the one stop drink.

In the sometimes chaos that is Manchester this is a lovely little oasis serving some truly amazing ales with a great proper friendly pub atmosphere!

Blackjack Brewery Tap.....bostin pint of stout

Great pub. Great cask. Friendly staff, but don't stand at the bar too long or you'll get told off 🤣

Busy Tuesday night. Excellent beers.

Great beer enthusiast's pub with Blackjack beers and guests. Acoustic music afternoon one Sunday a month

A traditional looking pub that is elevated by the fantastic brewery that is Black Jack. Service is great and always a fantastic choice of beers

One of my favourite pubs in Manchester. Always good service and a good range of keg and cask options.

Tolle Atmosphäre. Freundliches Personal. Ein Besuch lohnt sich.

Great selection of ales and a top billiards board!!

Beer well kept. An enjoyable pint

Absolutely amazing selection go beers. Good service from people who know their drinks. Nice ambience.

Great local beers. Nice atmosphere

Brilliant pub with interesting bar games. Good for a chat.

Good range of beers, not too crowded

Good pub with strong cask and keg selection. Bar games too and friendly vibe.

This was a nice place to stop for a beer on a pub crawl.

A really chilled out pub/bar, just a nice place to have a drink. Staff were extremely friendly and knowledgeable about the drinks on offer. Atmosphere during the day is incredibly relaxed, a good place to visit if you want a drink but don't want to go to a loud bar. Good music and good drinks on offer!

Nice pub, great selection of beers.

Good Manchester boozer good mad them them aka blackjack

Awesome place, friendly staff, great beers on. Really good quiz night!

Good selection of beers, friendly service (And bar billiards!)

Lively brewery tap from the Black Jack Brewery. Lots of choice on both keg and cask from the brewery themselves and guests. Well kept cask in my experience.

Fantastic selection of cask/craft beers. Friendly service, and a great pub atmosphere. Wonderful.

Local ales, good atmosphere reasonably priced

Nice pub with good beer, unfortunately spoiled by surly and arrogant bar staff.

It was my first visit, and I enjoyed it. Decent beer and very reasonable prices.

Excellent choice of beers and very friendly staff

Good pint in a good setting on the edge of the Northern Quarter

Just a very down to earth pub. Lots of great beer and alcohol selection, nice atmosphere, darts and bar billiards. Staff are lovely.

Good pub good atmosphere good beer

Visited today walking past and this is a fantastic pub,cozy and comfortable. Big selection of cask and keg. Tap house of the blackjack brewery who never disappoint. Definitely worth a visit.

Great pub. Nice escape from the busy-ness of the city centre. Loads of craft options but wish they had a gluten-free option less than £7!

Great pub, quality locally brewed ales.

Veldig ålreit pub med gratis dart. Kan anbefales

Superb Manchester city centre pub. Great range of its own Blackjack ales plus plenty of guest beers. Great selection of cider too. On this visit had a lovely pint of Irk Street Pale.

Great selection of ales and helpful staff

I love this place. They have lovely Sunday roast!

Warm cosy atmosphere, good beer selection.

Great pub, and a stone's throw from work. Perfect.

Lovely place cracking selection of beers something for everyone

Great alehouse. Tasty Blackjack ales plus guests

Found by accident whilst our daughter was at Band on the Wall but so glad we did find it. Nice ambiance and great beer at good prices.

Nice pub with great local brewery ale 👍

Great place lovely choice of beers. Nice staff.

A must visit craft and realnale bar in the Northern Quarter. A Blackjack Brewery bar, with a wide selection of local and national beers

Got a tip from a local musician about a good beer bar. Wasn't wrong, darts, beer, good atmosphere 👍🏻🍻

Could do with a better selection of beer, maybe some good beer too?

Excellent pub with great beers and the staff are excellent. Would love to visit again very soon.

A friendly pub in Manchester's Northern Quarter offering a good range of ales. Well located for Shudehill Interchange and the Band on the Wall music venue.

Old pub, modern beers, just with they had more local beers

changed a hell of a lot since I was last here - proper boozer back then but upmarket now with a good choice of ales

Good pub for socialising and serious drinking (without trouble!) They sell Beer from the local brewery and I have to say, it was a smooth creamy beer we tried - which was really nice. I think when I say 'serious drinkers pub', it specialises in real ale - for the connasiour (don't know if I've spelt that correctly 🤔) They do sell a lot more different bottled beers, wines and spirits. My only gripe if any was the decor seemed a bit plain but if we're there for a drink, the decor's not truly that important. Good Pub 😁

Been coming for about 15 years. Always great atmosphere and beer

Never visited this place before. Loved it. Really nice surroundings,friendly and helpful staff. They have quiz nights wednesday so want to try that. I recommend a visit.

Nice pub with selection of Blackjack brewery beers.

Everything you want from a pub, cozy, well kept great beer and lovely staff.

Great selection of beers friendly staff

A great place to unwind after work and keep going. A great selection of local beers!

Always a good Cider available..

One of my favourite pubs in Manchester. Lovely selection of beers from Blackjack brewery. Friendly staff and comfy atmosphere.

Lovely atmosphere and nice range of ales.

Great beer at a more than fair price. Comfortable seating arrangements for any sized group and friendly staff

Dont recognise this place, or the people who go in there! End of an era i guess, just another homogenised generic taphouse! Gave it another star for the dartboard!

I've been visiting this place for the past 30 years and there has always been a great choice of perfectly kept ales.

We stumbled upon this place quite randomly when it started raining outside, but we left very pleasantly surprised. Not only they offered large selection of traditional and craft beers, but they were also very friendly and attentive. What I appreciated a lot was how they focused on health and safety - there were multiple hand sanitizers here and there and the staff cleaned all the surfaces immediately after customers left.

Yep it's alright in here. Not really for the youngsters, but pleasant enough for the middle age crew. Decent ales. Nice ambience. ⛄😊🎄

Great atmosphere friendly staff

New seating gives a fresh feel, good range of beers from Blackjack and others.

Dosent open till 2 on fri so didn't go surpose to meet there on works do at 12.15 so gave it a miss lost a lot of custom .

This is a gem of a pub 👌 stumbled on it and decided to give it a go and was really impressed Great range of ales (hand drawn ) and good selection of shorts , once served you must leave the bar area so others can be served , it does work Definitely give this place a try you will be surprised

Plenty of cider choices in here lovely find

Nice & Quiet Pub, decent Ale.....(see pics).

I was made to feel really welcome in this pub this evening. I was alone and waiting to meet my wife and a friend after their dance class. Staff were gently chatty and helpful. Thanks folks.

Fab pub bar with big selection of ales, ipas, stouts, sours, Belgium beers and a range of soft drinks too. Lots of parlour games from darts to skittles, and some boardgames thrown in. Excellent place to make good memories. Staff are fab.

Chilled out bar and good service

My wife and I went here last night, a Saturday, and had two delicious beers each, whilst the loud Millenials got drunk and attempted to go home with each other, within most of the surrounding bars. This could have been a one-off, but I do fear, that as the hundreds of apartments in Manchester fill with more and more kids, there are going to be less and less places for the more middle-aged, to enjoy drinking :(

Lovely bar, rally nice interior, good choice of beers.